Climate and Equity: Dodging Despair by Acting Locally

Amy Sinden

Professor of Law, Temple University

Climate and equity are inextricably linked. The climate crisis is both driving and driven by increasing disparities of wealth, income, power, and privilege and threatens to drive similar inequities across generations. The global scale of these twin crises can overwhelm us. But a focus on the local aspects can soothe us while also producing progress. Sinden writes and teaches in the areas of environmental, climate, and natural-resources law, and serves on the board of the Center for Progressive Reform. She has published widely in academic, public-policy, and popular outlets.

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